Diseases

Ventricular Septal Rupture

Laceration or tearing of the VENTRICULAR SEPTUM, usually caused by MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.

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Abstract

Laceration or tearing of the VENTRICULAR SEPTUM, usually caused by MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Septal Rupture, Ventricular
  • Septal Ruptures, Ventricular
  • Ventricular Septal Ruptures
  • Ventricular Septal Perforation

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Heart Rupture (1978-1990)
  • Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction (1991-1994)
  • Rupture, Spontaneous (1968-1977)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ventricular Septal Rupture. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018658. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018658
  2. Ventricular Septal Rupture. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55227180